Nicking money from Legal Aid & then laundering it… nice
The West Australian reports
The financial operations of a Queensland law firm have gone under the microscope as one of its senior partners battles fraud charges.
Adam Magill, 49, partner in Lawler Magill, is facing a committal hearing in Brisbane Magistrates Court on five charges, including aggravated fraud, money laundering and fraudulent falsification of records.
The charges stem from a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into the firm over an alleged fraud of Legal Aid money and money laundering.
The investigation also related to cash payments by clients allegedly not deposited into trust accounts.
Law firm partner Neil Lawler gave evidence on Friday and said the firm had struggled to reconcile its trust payments.
“We used to use a system called perfect balance, but it never balanced,” Mr Lawler said.
Three former solicitors who worked at Lawler Magill have been granted indemnity after each made statements for the CCC case against Magill.
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